Archive for October, 2012

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Something Else! sneak peek: Stick Men, “Hide the Trees” (2012)

A new track from the forthcoming album Deep illustrates the stirring narrative command that the Stick Men are bringing to this whale watching-themed project. You May Also Like: Tony Levin on King Crimson, Stick Men and Photographing It All: Something Else! Interview

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Ron Miles, with Bill Frisell and Brian Blade – Quiver (Live) (2012)

Ron Miles, without making a bunch of loud, weird noises, has become one of the most eloquently unique trumpet players of the last twenty years. You May Also Like: Ron Miles – ‘I Am a Man’ (2017) Ron Miles – ‘Rainbow Sign’ (2020)

The Beatles, "I'll Get You" from Past Masters (1963): Deep Beatles

The Beatles, “I’ll Get You” from Past Masters (1963): Deep Beatles

While not as well known as other tracks, “I’ll Get You” stands as a superior example of the Beatles’ early material.

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Jeremy Spencer, founding member of Fleetwood Mac: Something Else! Interview

Jeremy Spencer was once known as the shaggy-haired slide guitarist in the original lineup of Fleetwood Mac; a 2012 comeback album boldly expanded his musical reach.

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Grass Roots (Sean Conly/Alex Harding/Darius Jones/Chad Taylor) – Grass Roots (2012)

No, these aren’t the guys who brought us the AM radio staples “Let’s Live for Today” and “Temptation Eyes” in the late 1960s-early 1970s. It’s a supergroup of hard working, highly regarded players in New York’s world class improvised scene You May Also Like: ‘Daisy Jones and the Six,’ byRead More

Randy Massey - Highway to My Soul (2012)

Randy Massey – Highway to My Soul (2012)

Those with a taste for meat-and-potatoes rock and roll, served with a generous helping of slick licks, will appreciate Randy Massey’s new album.

Ezra Weiss – Our Path to This Moment (2012)

With Our Path to This Moment, composer, arranger and pianist Ezra Weiss takes to the big band format in grand, full style. You May Also Like: Dan Weiss Starebaby – ‘Natural Selection’ (2020) Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022)

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How the Spencer Davis Group carried on without Steve Winwood: ‘I wasn’t looking to duplicate Steve’s voice’

The Spencer Davis Group was, and remains, more than Steve Winwood.

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Something Else! sneak peek: John and Steve Hackett, “Down to the Domus Aurea”/ “Towards the Future” (2012)

An extraordinarily productive period for Steve Hackett, with both the Squackett and Genesis Revisited projects, will also include the release of a pair of new instrumentals with his brother John. “Down to the Domus Aurea” and “Towards the Future,” two previously unissued tracks from Steve and John Hackett, is setRead More

Max Ionata and Dado Moroni – Two For Duke (2012)

Here’s a crisp set of eleven tunes either written by Duke Ellington or popularized by him, by a couple of Italian jazz aces a half generations apart: pianist Dado Moroni and tenor saxophonist Max Ionata. You May Also Like: Vinnie Sperrazza – Juxtaposition (2017) Here’s Chippy – Things We LeftRead More